ACTIVITIES FOR SYLLABLE SEGMENTATION
Phonological Awareness is the awareness of what sounds are and how they work together
to make words. Skills include the ability to; rhyme, segment words into syllables and single
sounds, and identify sounds within different positions within words. This is one of the key
skills needed for successful reading and writing.
Syllable Segmentation is the ability to identify how many syllables (or parts) there are in a
word (eg tab-le).
Syllable Segmentation is important for the development of a child’s sound
awareness in words. A child that is able to recognise the syllables of a word will be
better able to read and spell. As they become familiar with syllables they will begin
to see syllable patterns in words (eg. giggle and wiggle both have the syllable ‘gle’)
and be able to break longer words into their syllables to aid in spelling (eg.
bu_cket).
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Use the attached picture cards in the following activities to develop Syllable Segmentation:
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Put the pictures in a series of envelopes or into a ‘lucky dip’ container. The child
has to open the envelope or pull one picture out of the container, say what the
picture is and then clap out the syllables.
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Sort out all the pictures according to how many syllables they have. See which
number of syllables has the biggest pile.
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Make a giant ladder on the carpet using masking tape. Get your child to select a
picture, say the word and then jump up the rungs of the ladder according to how
many syllables the word has.
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Fishing: Make a fishing rod out of a stick, string and a magnet (for the hook). Attach
paper clips to the cards and place them face down on the floor. Ask your child to catch the
pictures by using the magnetic fishing rod. Once your child has caught a fish get
them to say the word and then clap out the number of syllables. You can then
get your child to sort the pictures into buckets according to how many syllables
the word has.
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SYLLABLE RESOURCE
hospital
tomato
elephant
umbrella
hippopotamus
potato
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hamburger
kangaroo
butterfly
ambulance
watermelon
banana
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SYLLABLE RESOURCE
helicopter
microwave
washing machine
trampoline
dinosaur
strawberry
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telephone
broccoli
cucumber
cauliflower
radio
crocodile
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SYLLABLE RESOURCE
fish
emu
lemon
dog
apple
bike
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bottle
rabbit
bucket
book
chicken
pencil
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